Collapsible table for paper-hangers&#39; use.



P. SCARDINO.

CO LLAPSIBLE TABLE FOR PAPER HANGERS USE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB 21. I914.

1,140,073, Patented May 18, 1915.-

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Ti-IE NORRIS PETERS CO., PHOTO-LITHOq WASHINGTON, D. C

P. SCARDINO. COLLAPSIBLE TABLE FOR PAP ER HANGERS USE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 21, 19:4.

Patented May18, 1915.

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P. SCARDINO.

COLLAPSIBLE TABLE FOR PAPER HANGERS USE.

I APPLICATION FILED FEB. 21, I914. 1,140,073. Patented May'18, 1915.

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Be 't' known thatfI, PrETRo SoARDINo, a subject o the Kin'g'of-gltnresidingin the borough 'of,.l3rook1yn, county big-Kings, :ci't'y andfStatei'of, New"York, have invented oer tain new andusefullniprovementsirrQ-ollap'sibl'e Tables for Paper-Hangers? Use, of which "the followingis a full," clear, "and exact description. 7

This inventlon larly for paper-hangers use, and its'chiei object is toprovide a table offlighfi but strong construction 'which can be fknocked'down',;fthe top ofthe table beingcapable of being folded to 'form areceptaciem which the table legs and other" appurte names can bestowed'ithe wholethen form inga compact, package which c a ibefconvenientlyca'rried by the workinan'fas he goes from house to house inthe'course or .4 i I ..I Tothis and other ends the invention consists in thenovel features offcoiistructi'on and. combinations of "elementshereinaiter described. 1 One form of the invention is illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, which Figurel is a perspective view of'thecoinplete table, setup for use; Part of the table top is broken away to showthe arrange ment of the supports and thespreader. Fig. 2, is a detailsideview ofthdtable, partly in? section, with partsbroken'away. Fig. 3is a'detail perspectiveyiew of the endj'of one ofthe members of thespreader, showing the clip by which it is connected with the tablelegswhen the table issetfup for use. Fig. 4'is abottoin plan view ofpart of the table-top, showing the auxiliary supp'ortsjforthe front"edge of the talole,in

. the positionthey occupy when the table is p'acke'd'ffor carriage. Fig.5 is'an end, view of the'table set up'foruse. Fig. 6' is a plan viewof'one of the' end "sii ports or horses, folded forpacking. Fig.2 is asection on line 77 of Fig. 5, looking in the direction of the arrows, toshow the construction by which the end supports" or horses aredetachably joined, to the upper cross pieces. Fig. '8 is a detail planview .of'the parts shown in Fig. 7 Fig. 9 is a plan view of thetable-top with the supports stowed thereon, ready for folding of thetop. Fig. 10 is a perspective view of the table collapsed orknocked-down and packed for e ate v to t b es, ra i SpecificationbfLetters Patent. Ifatented lVIaJy 18, 1915;Applicationfiledlicbiuarygl,1?}4. s i ain .820,145. I v i tions 21, 22,hinged together longitudinally,- 1s mounted'; on two end-horses orsupports 23, "c'oiinectedand braced bya spreader 24. Each horse see"Fig. '5 is of the X-form Fig. 11 is a section on line 11 11shown,'co'mpr1sin crossed legs 25, 26, connetedby a bolt '2 and wing-nut28, so that the twolegs can be folded to the position shownin Fig. 6. Tohold-the horse rigidly 11"1' "expanded: position, with the top at anydesired, height, the lower portion of the leg 2611s provided witha-pivoted tension memberdr link' 29,, having notches 30 to engage 'onthe leg 25. At the top of the crossed legs is a transverse support 32,one

end off v'vhichhas, on its underside, an in-- clincdtnotch 33: (see alsoFigs. 7 and 8) to receive the 'fi at pin 34-011 the top of leg 25, alsohas on its underside a pivotedclip 35;.fwhich can be swungoutto-theposition shew'ain' dotted lines in Fig. 8 to perinit the pin topass'into or out of the notch.

When'the clip is swung to the position shown in Fig. 5 the pin iseflectually locked in place andwthe leg 25 is therefore securely joindto "the-member 32. The upturned endvi fi of; the clip binds on the endof the member 32 witlirafirm spring pressure, thereby providingsufficient friction there= on to prevent accidental. displacement of theclip, eswiu be readily understood." 'A knob 3'1; affordsconvenient,'grasp' for the fingers in' manipulating the clip. The otherend of the-member 32.. is reduced in cross-section and has alongitudinal slot 38, coinciding similarslot'idfilfin a member 40:slidably mounted on said reduced portion. ,A

bolt-411, with "a wing-nut42, passes through both "'slotsfaiid the topof leg '26, serves to hold the"'slide4Q in any position of adjustment.Thepurpose of this slide is to provide'su portj'fofone or more 'boards'43 (Fig. which may, ifdesired, be added tothe rear,ofthe 'table-toptoincrease the width thereof. On the sides offeach member 32 isfan"L-shaped' groove. or "bayonetslot 44 tof receive the projecting pintle45 (Fig.4) ofth e table-top hinges, as shown in Fig. 2.

The X form spreader 24, Figs. 1 and 2,is

composed of two crossed members 46, 47 pivoted together at 48. The upperend of each member is providedwith a 011p 49 to fit over the member 32and having a lateral notch 50 to engage the appropriate pintle 45 whenthe table is set up. It will of course be understood that in setting upthe table for use the clips 49 are placed over the member 32; then whenthe top is placed in position they can be slid along the members 32until the said notches 50 engage the pintles 45. The lower ends of thespreader members are provided with clips 51 having upwardly open slots52 to receive the heads of the bolts 27, as in Fig. 2, after which thewing-nuts 28 are tightened up, thereby binding the legs 25, 26, and thespreader members firmly together, as will be readily understood. It willbe observed that the outward pressure of the spreader holds the topmembers 32 in firm engagement with the pintles 45.

When the table-top is made of thin, light wood, as it usually is forconvenience in carrying, the pressure of the knife or Wheel used intrimming the paper may causetoo much downward bending of the front edgeof the top. In such event the front-edge may be supported by anauxiliary support 53, composed of two crossed legs 54, 55, detachablyconnected to the underside of the table-top in any convenient manner,not shown. When the table is knocked down, the supporting members arestowed inside the top as follows: The auxiliary supports or legs 54, 55are placed at the edge of the top as in Fig. 4, with their end-notches56, 57 engaging pins 58, 59, on the table-top, after which the lateralpins on the other ends of the legs (one of which pins is shown at 60, inFig. l) are pressed down into holes 61, 62, (Fig. 1) in the table-top.The boards 43 are now laid on top of the legs 54, 55 (see Fig. 9), afterwhich the end-horses, folded as in Fig. 6, but with the bolts 27removed, are laid alongside of the boards 43; longi tudinal movement ofthe folded horses being prevented by edge-pieces 63, 64 secured at theends of section 22 of the table-top. The folded spreader is now placedalongside of the folded horses. Instead of utilizing the legs 54, 55(Figs. 1 and 4) as edge-pieces in the manner described, they can bestowed between the spreader and the end-horses as in Fig. 9. The partshaving all been laid in place on section 22-of the table-top, thesection 21 is folded over upon the parts as in Fig. 10, after which thebolts 27 (removed from the end-horses as stated above) are put throughthe holes 65 (Figs. 1 and 9). The

wing nuts 28 can then be tightened, binding the whole into a flat,compact package as shown in Fig. 9. If desired, particularly when thelegs 54, 55 are stowed as in Fig. 9, the boards 43 (Fig. 1) can behinged together as at 66, and disposed as in Fig. 10. In that case aspace is left between the upper board 43 (as seen in Fig. 10) and theedge of the table, which space can be utilized to receive a straightedge 67, the latter being provided with suitable holes for the bindingbolts. Instead of utilizing the bolts 27 to bind the packet tabletogether, as described, a pair of bolts (one of which is shown at 63,Fig. 10) may be employed for the purpose, which bolts may also serve aspart of the pivoted and detachable straight edge 69, Fig. 1. The latteris described and claimed in my co-pending application filed of even dateherewith and hence need not be fur ther described here.

It is to be understood that the invention is not limited to theparticular construction herein described, but can be embodied in otherforms without departure from its proper spirit and scope.

I claim:

1. A collapsible table having a top composed of longitudinal sections,hinges joining the sections to permit the same to fold one upon theother and having projecting pintles, and collapsible end-horses havingtransverse upper members provided with means to engage the saidprojecting pintles to detachably secure the top of the said endhorses.

2. A collapsible table comprising a top composed of longitudinalsections, hinges joining the sections to permit the same to fold oneupon the other and having projecting pintles, collapsible end-horseshaving upper members provided with means to engage the said pintles todetachably secure the top to the said end-horses, and a collapsiblespreader between the end-horses and having means to detachably engagethe endhorses, the said upper members, and the said pintles; saidend-horses and spreader being adapted to be stowed, when collapsed,between the folded sections of the top.

In testimony whereof I my signature in the presence of two subscribingwitnesses.

PIETRO SCARDINO.

Witnesses:

THoMAs J. BYRNE, S. S. DUNI-IAM.

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